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| A groundbreaking documentary produced by Memory Bridge that reveals the largely unrecognized capacity of people with Alzheimer’s and related dementias to maintain emotionally meaningful relationships. Airing on public television stations beginning in fall 2007. |
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"HereThereEverywhere," the penultimate artistic entry in the citywide Festival of Maps, is a sometimes surprising exhibition that extends the Chicago Cultural Center's 1994 examination of artists and maps beyond traditional media into cyberspace.
Since Berwyn resident Susan Anderson’s mother was diagnosed with severe Alzheimer’s disease nearly a decade ago, many people have advised Anderson that the 96-year-old woman’s life was over and that a relationship with her was a lost cause. However, Anderson never listened, and says she has made significant strides in her communication with her mother since becoming involved in the filming of the documentary “There is a Bridge.”
To the rest of the world, Michael Verde's grandparents were gone. Alzheimer's had taken them to a place where they no longer could be reached by those they no longer recognized. His heart told him otherwise.
The Memory Bridge Initiative recently received two awards from the Illinois Council on Long Term Care: the Innovative Program Award, for the Memory Bridge pilot (2005), and the 2006 Media Award. Read the article to find out more about these awards.
